Born
and
raised
in
a
lower-class
Hispanic
community
that
prided
itself
with
its
Chicano
attitude,
Robert
Garcia's
first
inspirations
were
the
drawings
on
the
letters
his
uncles
sent
home
from
prison
and
the
gang
graffiti
painted
on
the
walls
of
his
neighborhood.
Allowing
the
reality
of
his
culture
to
breathe
through
him,
he
relied
heavily
on
his
surroundings
to
teach
him
about
life.
This
pushed
him
to
develop
a
passionate
urge
to
respond
to
the
harsh
conditions
of
his
living
environment
by
projecting
his
voice
through
the
creativity
of
art.